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i VOL YT T-V - PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS. ABDUL HAMID TO WOMAN URGED TO, THRASH HUSBAND 4 COURT ADVOCATES HARSH CURE FOR DRCXKEXXESS. EVANS AND IJICH 'LUCKY JACK' JARS CAR FROM TRACK INITIATIVE BILLS MAN, IN DESPAIR, ALL INLAND RATES LOSE HIS CROWN Young Turks Decide He Must Abdicate. GIVES HIMSELF UP POSE FOR CAMERA KEPT OFF BALLOT T BE REVISED SPEEDIXG AUTO WINS DISPUTE OVER. RIGHT OF WAY. UNABLE TO LIVE RIGHT LIFE, HE GOES TO POLICE. MU HEADS OF CHURCH JOIN THEM Demand by Sheik-ul-lslam. As sembly and Army. ALBANIANS HAVE GIVEN UP Saltan's Ouarrt Surrenders When Bombardment Threatened AVhole Household Captive Prison ers Harshly Treated. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 36.-The de position of Sultan Abdul Hamid appears now to be certain, and the 101 guns sajut, ing Mohammed Rechad Effendl as the new ruler of the Empire probably will be heard before the next Selamlik on Fri day. Th dignitaries of the church care aa little fc Abdul Hamld as does the Committee of Union and Progress, but the higher clergy are seeking to curb the agitation of the enthusiasts of the Mo hammedan league. A caucus of Senators and Deputies to day determined to maka on cfrnr . to compel the Sultan to abdicate under the ecclesiastical law. by the terms of which a decree may be Issued by the Phcik ul Islam pronouncing the Sultan lnrapahle of ruling. Joint Demand for Abdication. A canonical rescript will be demanded or. the ground that the Sultan's suprem acy is harmful to the church, contrary to the sacred law and unjust to the Turk ish people. The programme Is that a de mand shall be made for the abdication tf Abdul Hamld simultaneously from the highest court of the church, from the Na tional Assembly and from the military chiefs. The Sultan will be offered a pal ace and liberal allowances. The Consti tutionalists have no wish V to" oppose the ecclesiastical authority nor to undertake tasks of progress without the support of ft majority of the Mohammedan wise men. New Sultan Prisoner 2 5 Years. Mohammed Rechad Effendi, the heir apparent to the throne, has lived prac tically a prisoner for 25 years In the large palace and gardens not far from the Yll dlx Kiosk. Since the July revolution he has only been on the streets looking through some of the carriages upon the scenes in the thoroughfares, which must have been strangely interesting to him. He la gray-haired and not very strong. He is S5 years old, and well educated, although Inexperienced In the affairs of the world. Albanian Guard Surrenders. This afternoon witnessed the final act in the siege of the Yildiz, General Schefket. commander of the Constitu tionalists, over-awing the Albanians Into surrender. This force, composed of 300 men, was stationed In the Im perial palace. The Albanians did not fight last Saturday, but persistently refused to lay down their arms. Gen eral Schefket sent a strong body of Macedonians and six field pieces were placed in a prominent position above the palace, other guns were disposed oyer the neighboring heights, while the troops commanded all the ap proaches. The red flag- continued, how ever, to fly defiantly until 2 o'clock, when the watchers saw it drop slowly down the flagpole,' making place for the white token of surrender. A few minutes later a crowd of fugi tives was seen pouring down the dusty road leading to Beshlmtah. where they were fastened together with rones conducted under a military escort to Headquarters or the commission of in . qulry. The prisoners Included domestics, eunuchs, pages, secretaries and practical ly the entire male staff of the palace as well as the famous fusiliers, the spoiled proteges of the Sultan. Their commander was arrested in disguise at Galata and severely handled and subjected to indig nities. Reactionaries Brutally Treated. The Salonicans show great severity. Many of the arrestod softas, credited with being reactionaries, have been brutally treated, and others concerning whose loyalty there is doubt, have not entirely escaped. The vigorous search continues even In the European quarters. It Is estimated now that at least 10,000 prisoners are In the hands of the Saloni cans. Those liable to severe punishment, such as the rebellious Salonlca chasseurs have been picked out. A number of reactionary newspapers imve been suppressed. Fresh battalions continue to arrive from the country districts. As they came In today each marched to the Palace of Justice, where the Parliament was sitting. and saluted the repre Kemauves oi me government. Many of the soldiers went to the mosques to pray. Moore Slay Not Recover. Tho condition of Frederick Moore, the American correspondent who was shot while watching tne fighting on Saturday, Is causing anxiety. His wound may prove more serious than at first supposed. The surgeons will not (Concluded on Fag Three.) E. W. Youse Appears With Face Much Battered by Wife, Who Is Advised to Do It Again. Mrs. E. W. Youse, who is much bigger and stronger than her husband, was of ficially advised yesterday by Justice of the Peace Olson, from the (bcnch. to thrash her spouse soundly hereafter If he came home drunk. She said she would do so, but Youse, his face swolen out of human semblance from a beat ing administered Sunday by his wife and her relatives, gave assurance thai he would . never again touch liquor. The Youses were before Justice of the Peace Olson as a result of a gory mlxup Sunday at their home, 1040 East Twenty sixth street North. The wife was the complainant in the case. She accused Youse of having tried to choke her. But In view of the man's deplorable condi tion of face, the wife's charge appeared somewhat ridiculous. It developed that she received some slight assistance from her ' stepfather-ln-law, Fred Le Fleur, who lives next door to the Youse home. "I only regret," said District Attorney Fitzgerald, who handled the case for the state, "that all wives are- not physically able to cope with drunken husbands in this manner. Prohibition then would be unnecessary." A pitiable condition was revealed in the Youse family, where four little chil dren are allowed to go unkempt because the father and mother spend most of the J150 earned monthly by the father, in drink. Justice Olson said this condition must cease. CAR ON FIRE STARTS PANIC Athena Gets Scare When Report Is Started Lions Have Escaped. PENDLETON, Or., April 26. (Special.) Residents of Athena were treated to a novel sight and fright at one and the same time yesterday. Just before reach ing that town on its way to Pendleton, the Parker Carnival train was discovered to contain a blazing car. V " It was decided to take the train on Into the depot and run the car under the water tank to extinguish the flames. The sight of the. burning car, together with the noise and excitement, soon at tracted a large crowd. When the excitement was at Us highest some one shouted: "The Hons have escaped," and In a. twinkling the Athenians were scurrying ip every direc tion to their homes. Paraphernalia valued at several hun dred dollars was destroyed. ST. JOHN CAR HELD UP Robber Secures $8 From Crew, at - Point of Gun. The last St. John car was on Its way back to Portland early this- morning when a masked man, wearing a slicker and a soft hat boarded it at the crossing of the North Bank. Road and held up the conductor and motorman, securing $8 from the two men. The holdup for bore to take their watches. "Huh," he said, "you're working men. I wouldn't rob you." The conductor is J. Gamb.il, 2S7 Fail ing street, and the motorman W. Tinker, 1167 Kirby street. No passengers were aboard the car. The crew gave the police sb good a description of the robber as they, could, but it was meager. They offered no resistance when a gun was pointed at them. , WOMEN TO LOSE PLACES Peculiarity or California Law Af fects 2 3 Superintendents. SACRAMENTO. Cal., April 26. Unless something transpires to change the com plexion of the election laws of the state, 23 out of the B7 County Superintendents of Schools will not be able to qualify for re-election. The new law declares that a candidate for office must file an affidavit stating that he is a qualified elector. Woman is not a qualified elector, therefore she can not run for office. This means, of course, that not only will the 23 women now holding office be unable to succeed themselves, but that all other women with ambitions for office are prohibited from getting their names on the election ballots. CUTS UP $10,000,000 PLUM Thomas Leaves Children $1,000,000 Each and Remembers Church. PHILADELPHIA, April 26. The will of me late George J. Thomas, which was made public today, disposed of an estate valued at J10.000.000. It trives. ni ti, sons and a daughter $1,000,000 each and devises most of the remainder to his widow. His church. the Holy Apostles, gets J100.000 outright and a contingent be quest of nearly S30O.O0O more. FALLS 350 FEET TO DEATH Rigger Drops 34 Stories From New York Skyscraper. NEW YORK. April 26. Falling 350 feet from the S4th story of the Metropolitan Insurance Company building. Thomas Mortimore, 42 years old, was killed to day. Mortlmore was foreman of the riggers at work on the building. Hundreds of people in Madison Square saw him tall. Stand Side by Side in "War" Picture. LAUGH AT IDEA OF TROUBLE Admirals of Two Nations Meet in Los Angeles Hotel. DISCUSS NAVAL PROBLEMS American and Japanese Seadogs, Friends of Long Standing; Have Interesting Half-Hour and Talk Over Old Times. LOB ANGELES, April 26. While in the Alexandria Hotel this afternoon, Rear-Admiral Ijichi, commanding the Japanese training squadron now at San Pedro, learned that Rear-Admiral Itobley r. Evans was also a guest of the hotel. The Japanese Admiral im mediately sent his card to Admiral Evans' room, where he was at once re ceived. The visit of the two admirals, which lasted nearly half an hour, was the oc casion of a remarkable discussion of international questions. Including the subject of war between Japan and the United States. The two officers are old friends, having met some years ago while Evans was In command of the Asiatic fleet. War Out of Question. Tho two officers discussed the situa tion with the utmost freedom. Both agreed that war between the United States and Japan Is Impossible. "1 see they have been trying to get us Into trouble," remarked Admiral Evans. "Yes." replied Admiral Ijichi with a broad smile, "but such a thing is per fectly impossible. The United States and Japan understand each other too well for anything of that kind. The people of your country and mine have too deep-seated friendship for each other ever to allow any trivial matter to bring about trouble." "I agree with you." said Admiral Evans. "I say that such a thought is ridiculous. Our friendship is of too long standing. No meddlers can break It." Just at this juncture a photographer appeared at the room and asked for a picture of the two admirals standing together. "We'll Just give them an illustration of war between the United States and Japan," said Admiral Evans to Admiral ijichi, and he arose and asked the Japanese admiral what he thought about it. The latter laughed as he assented, and the two noted seafight ers stood side by side facing the camera while the photographer snapped the shutter. Admiral Ijichi told Admiral Evans (Concluded on Page 2.) Hits Thirteenth-Street Car and Knocks It Into Gutter at Right Angle to Course Auto Unhurt. A big tourng car driven by "Lucky Jack" Peterson last night disputed the right of a Thirteenth-street car to cross Alder street. The motor-car was very persuasive, and when It fin ished its argument the streetcar was facing down Alder street, trying to clamber out of the gutter' on to the sidewalk. The services of a wrecking crew were, required for some hours to coax the car back on the 'track and start It in the way" it should go. "Lucky Jack.", with , a friend, J. E. Jones, 622 Savier street, were headed east on Alder street. They were in a hurry, said bystanders. The car. in charge of Conductor Park and Motor man Rogers, was proceeding up Thir teenth street. The auto struck the car in the front vestibule, smashed its headlight, knocked out a window and not only threw it off the track, but clear into the gutter, jarring Bomewhat the two passengers aboard. Jones was tumbled out sprawling, but - "Lucky Jack" and the auto were unhurt. ACTRESS DIES SUDDENLY Ethel Smith, of Portland, Stricken on Street in Missoula. MISSOULA. Mont.. April 26. (Special.) Ethel Smith, whose stage name was Ethel May, aged 31, was seized with a mysterious illness tonight while walking on the street, death ensuing soon after she had been carried into a nearby hotel. Little is known of the woman here, other than that she is an actress, and that she comes of good family in Portland. The woman was connected with a num ber of traveling theatrical companies in the East, and came to Missoula last Feb ruary, being en route at- that time to her home in Portland. She got into trouble here and was sentenced to 40 days In the County Jail for the larceny of money. Two weeks ago she was released, and since that time has been supplied with money by her mother. The Coroner will investigate her death. WESTON NOW IN ILLINOIS Passes Through Springfield After . Delay Due to Sickness. SPRINGFIELD. 111., April 26. Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian, who Is endeavoring to walk from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific in 100 days, after stopping here one hour today left for Girard, where he expected 'to pass the night. He was compelled to lie over Sunday at Lincoln. 111., owing to an indisposition, apparently coming on him suddenly after he arrived late Saturday. He is now two days behind his plans, although not that much behind his original schedule. INDIANA COUNTIES GO DRY Jackson and White Vote Against Li cense at Election. INDIANAPOLIS. April 26. Jackson and White counties voted dry in local option .H i iiiMiM cooay. T . ..... ............. t Only Three to Come Up in -June. OTHERS-ARE FOUND DEFICIENT Gothenburg, as Well as Excise, : Petition Short of Names. BRIDGE MEASURES LOST Proposed Law Taxing Vehicles, and Those, on Wiring and Paving Ap pear to Be Only Ones That Will Be Submitted. Forged or irregular signatures prom ise to defeat the submission or all pro posed initiative and referendum peti tions to the voters in the municipal election in June, with the possible ex ception of three. They are: Initiative petition proposed by Senator Dan Kel laher, prohibiting the laying of patent ed hard-surface pavements in this city; initiative petition proposed by the elec trical workers, providing various safe guards In the manner of electrical wir ing, and the referendum petition sub mitting the ordinance passed by the City Council, Imposing a tax on all ve hicles. City Auditor Barbur Inst nirh said that the preliminary checking of inese petitions with the registration books has revealed a deflclencv in th required number of signatures to insure placing tne cunerent measures on the official ballot, with the. three excep tions noted. Deputies In the employ of the City Auditor continued checking over these petitions yesterday and worked until late last night on the McKenna excise petition. Comrjarlson of the Rlr-notiirAy on this petition with the registration nooks will not be completed until some time todav. -but an aveme-A rf narlv A per cent Is found to be either forgeries or non-registereu voters. Trvere is n hope that the required total of 253 genuine signatures will be found in th. aggregate of the signatures to this pe tition. Both Liquor Petitions Short. It also developed yesterday that the Gothenburg petition apparently is de fective, in that it is short of the re quired number of bona fide signatures. This discovery adds an element of pe culiar interest to the situation by rea son of the fact that the Gothenburg In terests from the start have been espe cially alert in picking out faulty slgna tures In the McKenna petition and seek ing in every way to establish the defec tive condition of the petition for the excise ordinance. They now find them selves in the same boat. x While the percentage of apparent for geries and non-registered -voters is not as large In the signatures to the Goth enburg petition as It was in the case of Wife and Family of Seven Children Starve While Father Loses His Money at Gaming-Table. ' SEATTLE. Wash.. April 26. (Special.) Unable to overcome his desire to forge checks for the liquidation or gambling debts, and with his wife and family of seven children made destitute because of his losses at the gaming table. E. C. Hol brook gave up the fight last night and voluntarily became a prisoner at the City Jail. "My wife and I have talked it over and we have decided there is no other course for me to pursue" declared Hol brook when he surrendered himself to Captain W. P. Laubscher at police head quarters. "T have fought against It. but have to confess that the struggle got the better of me. They all trusted me and have done everything to help me out. but I have not been strong enough to make good. Lock me up; I am ready to take my medicine." While Holbrook goes to meet the pun ishment that his acts have brought on. a 15-year-old daughter, the eldest of the seven children, and her brother, two years her Junior, have taken up the fight and will provide for their mother and the family of little ones, the youngest only six weeks. The girl has been several weeks. The boy will go to work. tomorrow. WIRELESS CALL FOR HELP Liner's Captain Asks Police to Ar rest Gamblers on Arrival. NEW YORK, April IS.-Whtle 650 miles east of Sandy Hook tho iiner Kai ser Wilhelm II sent a wireless call to night for a police detail, which the cap tain asked to have on hand when his ship reaches quarantine tomorrow. Briefly stating that professional gam blers whom he desired arrested were on board, the captain did not go into detail as to the nature of the trouble. Arrangements were made to have three detectives meet the vessel down the bay from one of the company's tugs. RAIN IS WORTH MILLION Bumper Grain Crops Are Assured in Inland Empire. SPOKANE. Wash., April 26. (Special.) A million dollar rain has soaked the fields of tho Palouse and Inland Empire, Insuring good wheat yields with warm weather following. In Northern Idaho the surface of the ground had begun to crack because of prevalent winds. Near Pullman and Col fax in Whitman County farmers freely predict bumper yields. Winter wheat has a good root and is well up. Spring seeding is completed. The Lapwai millers claim that new wheat will open above the SO-cent mark. JUDGE CONDEMNS VERDICT Imposes 9 9-Year Sentence on Man He Believes Innocent. PUEBLO. Colo.. April 26. Ninety nine years in the state' penitentiary was Imposed upon R. L. Whitehead by Judge Hunter at Las Animas today for the mur der of Wilder Lindsey last July. In pronouncing sentence the Judge In timated that he did not believe tho pris oner guilty of the crime, but the verdict of the Jury compelled him to Impose the sentence. Whitehead maintained his In nocence to the last. PROVES HEISN0T M'CANN Maybray Shows He Has No Scar Like Horseman's. DES MOINES. Ia., April 26. In the presence of Federal officials. J. C. May bray allowed himself to be stripped to the waist today to identify a certain scar which it was said "Jim" McCann. sup posedly the murdered St. Louis horse man, carried as the result of an accident. No scar was found. Federal officials are inclined to doubt Mrs. Lillian Gates' story that Maybray Is McCann, but she declares she has not yet produced her strongest evidence. SIX IN SHOOTING AFFRAY One Dead Three Wounded as Result of Political Feud. M E AD VI LLE, Miss., April 26. Cor nelius Pritchard Is dead and three per sons are wounded as the result of a six handed shooting affray here today, tho outgrowth of a political feud. Dr. A. M. Newman recently defeated Prltchard's father for chancery clerk and feeling between the two factions became intense. Pritchard met Newman today, weapons were drawn and the firing was begun. TRAIN STRIKES BIG AUTO One Killed and Four Severely In jured In Crossing Accident. CHICAGO. April 26. An automobile containing five, merchants from nearby towns was struck by a Chicago & North western railway suburban train near Elmhurst, III., tonight, resulting in the death of A. C. Renne, of Pontiac, 111., and the severe Injury of the four others in the machine. HillandHarrimanLines . Have Hard Task. TO MEET SPOKANE DECISION Interstate Commission Has Calculators at Work. HIGH OFFICIALS LABOR Prepare System of Rates From Mid dle West to Interior West of Rockies, Which Will Suit i All Communities. CHICAGO. April 26. (Special.) Act ing upon the suggestion or the Inter state Commerce Commission, traffic of ficials of the Harrlman and Hill roads are trying to work out a comprehen sive scheme of freight rates which shall apply from the Middle West to interior Pacific Coast points. The suggestion u-ar ner..,4 Commission In the Spokane rate case dec i al,u la neing acted upon by ie railroads in a spirit of concession Public ODininn. ill w . w the to traffic officials of the Harrlman lines are in Chicago working vigorously over what they declare to be the most difficult problem they have ever un dertaken to work out; a plan of trans continental rates which shall please all shipping communities. The Spokane rate case decision fixed the rates only from St. Paul and Chi cago to Spokane, and suggested that the lines get together and agree upon an adjustment of rates to intermediate points. J. c. Stubhs. traffic manager of the Harrlman lines, said: "It is the most difficult task we have ever undertaken. We hope to be able to work out a scheme of rates not only in the Spokane case, hut for all the, West, which will prove acceptable to the Commission." - ALL, READY TO TACKLE MERGER Government Will Take Depositions on Harrlman Combine In Utah. SALT LAKE CITT. April 16 Ths taking of depositions in the equity suit began by the Government to dissolve tho alleged illegal combinations of the Harrlman and other Western roads will be begun In this city tomorrow. Syl vester G. Williams, special assistant to the Attorney-General of the United Concluded on Pane Three.) INDEX "OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 36 degrees: minimum, 4rt. TODAY'S Showers, southerly winds. Foreign. Castro reported to have great treasure hid den In Venezuela. Page 2. Helnrlch Conried dies in Tyrol. Page 2. Christians ntarv-lng and besieged, in neurtyul. Asia Minor, and great powers fear to relieve them. Page 3. Russian expedition continues march to Tabriz in spite of Shah. Pace 3. Sultan Abdul Hamld to be deposed and Mohammed Rechad to succeed him l'ase 1. National. Bailey speaks on tariff and Income tax in Senate and has colloquy with Aldrlch Page 5. Senate committee adopts new retaliatory tariff provision. Page 5. Domes! ic. Runaway New York girl caught on train going to Boston. Pace 5. Japanese admiral welcomed to America by Admiral Evans. Page 1. Gallagher confesses he perjured himself In denying Kraft ins". Page 2. Hill and Harrlman roads revising rates to interior pultun according to Spokane rata decision. Page 1. Tornado wrecks Oklahoma town, injuring lb persons. Page 1. Congressman Scott predicts legislation or wheat corners. Page 4. World's women suffrage convention meets in London. Page 4. Brandenburg savs be was offered release and large reward if he would confers. Page 4. Sports. Coast League batters are not hitting ball hard. Paga 7. First session of breeders' sale brings out good horse and Rood prices. 1'age 12. Schaefer. wizard billlarda-t, ill in Colorado and admirers collect fund for him Page 7. Northwestern League scores: Spokane 3 Portland 2; Seattle 3. Tacoma U; No game Vancouver. Page 7. Owen Moran almost knocks out Frankla Nell. Page 7. ratine Northwest. Yeggmen accused of cracking safe at Weston captured, after long chase. Page 7. Ex-Judge t;ordon gives $30,000 bail at Spo kane. Page 6. Mayor of Estacada and Citv Council orderej to explain ousting of Recorder Johnson Page B. Commercial and Marine. . "Wool contracting In Morrow County. Page 17. Wheat breaks again at Chicago. Page 17. Flurry In money market expected. Page, 1 1. Frti.ch ship Brrengere delayed by head winds off California Coast, reports to hydrographlo office. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. All but three Initiative bills will probabll be kept oft ballot. Page 1. Auditor Barbur checks nominating petitions. 33 candidates .qualify. Page Hi. Hvge contract for finishing Lytle road soon to be leu Page 10. Justice Olson advises woman to thrash hus band when he comes home drunk. Page 1. Council committee remits big fine against Pacific Bridge Company. Page 10. Salmon fishing In Willamette and Columbia Is held legal. Page 11. Reported that Z. S. Cpatdlng will erect build Ing tor Ladds at Third and WastitnKtoi streets. Page lu. Pending land-rraud cases will be disposed OJ within next few days. Page it Plans announced for National Grocers' con vention in Portland. Page IS. Mrs. Safternherg commits suicide after quarrel with husband. Page U.